Steven Nelson (CB) [signed to PS] (2024)

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Originally Posted by FloridaMan88

Can he in any way help the safeties situation?

Because they were God awful last night.

Yes.

Charmarri Conner blows right now because he is being asked to play slot and can't.

Nelson playing means McDuffie can go back to the slot.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Yes.

Charmarri Conner blows right now because he is being asked to play slot and can't.

Nelson playing means McDuffie can go back to the slot.

Hope that is the plan. BUT wont that just create another problem on the outside?

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Originally Posted by TEX

Hope that is the plan. BUT wont that just create another problem on the outside?

Steven Nelson has been a legitimate starting corner for the last several years. Not elite, but solid to good.

He and Josh Williams outside with McDuffie inside is a pretty damn sticky trio, MUCH better than putting Nazeeh outside or Conner in the slot.

[UChieffyBugger]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Steven Nelson has been a legitimate starting corner for the last several years. Not elite, but solid to good.

He and Josh Williams outside with McDuffie inside is a pretty damn sticky trio, MUCH better than putting Nazeeh outside or Conner in the slot.

MUCH better. Nazeeh is small and barely has any experience playing in the NFL (he was mostly a special teams player before he got injured) and Connor was never a pure slot gut In college. So having two normal corners on the boundary who have lots of experience should hopefully garner way better results.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Steven Nelson has been a legitimate starting corner for the last several years. Not elite, but solid to good.

He and Josh Williams outside with McDuffie inside is a pretty damn sticky trio, MUCH better than putting Nazeeh outside or Conner in the slot.

Yeah, if this gets Connor out of the slot, it's worth experimenting with.

Especially if it frees Connor up to play a little more in a pure FS role, where I think he really could excel.

[TEX]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Yeah, if this gets Connor out of the slot, it's worth experimenting with.

Especially if it frees Connor up to play a little more in a pure FS role, where I think he really could excel.

Exactly!

[JohnnyHammersticks]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Steven Nelson has been a legitimate starting corner for the last several years. Not elite, but solid to good.

He and Josh Williams outside with McDuffie inside is a pretty damn sticky trio, MUCH better than putting Nazeeh outside or Conner in the slot.

He really carved out a nice career post-KC. I know he was a little bitter about leaving, but who cares at this point? I'd sign Joseph Stalin if he could cover Josh Palmer.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by JohnnyHammersticks

He really carved out a nice career post-KC. I know he was a little bitter about leaving, but who cares at this point? I'd sign Joseph Stalin if he could cover Josh Palmer.

He had a solid career in KC. He was a dickhead so nobody liked him or gave him credit for being decent.

But he's always punched above his weight class. He has flaws, to be sure, but he was a typically sticky CB who knew where to be. He just had some physical limitations.

He's a poverty McDuffie in that regard.

If Nelson were the guy he was 3-4 years ago, he'd be a fantastic get. Or really at any point in his career, even last year, he'd be an asset.

It's just an open question if there's any gas in the tank at this point.

[loochy]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

It's just an open question if there's any gas in the tank at this point.

Well he's had most of the season to rest. He should be energetic and without any nagging small injuries. Hopefully he's kept himself in good physical shape on his own and he'll only have to adjust his mind to game speed decisions.